President Muhammadu Buhari has
appointed Adamu Abdul-Kafarati as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court.
This was disclosed in a letter
sent to the Senate requesting the confirmation of Abdul-Kafarati’s appointment.
The Senate, had in March urged
Buhari to forward the nomination of Abdul-Kafarati to the upper legislative
chamber for approval as substantive Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, to
avoid constitutional crisis.
Abdul-Kafarati was sworn-in as
the Acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court in September 2017.
His swearing-in was sequel to the
president’s failure to nominate a successor to the former Chief Judge of the
Federal High Court, Ibrahim Auta who was due to retire on September 16, 2017.
The Senate President, Bukola
Saraki on Tuesday shortly after a joint executive session with the House of
Representatives read the letter to the house.
The letter read “In accordance
with the provisions of Section 250 (1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria as amended, I write to request for the confirmation of the
Senate, the appointment of Honourable Justice Adamu Abdul Kafarati as the Chief
Judge of the Federal High Court.
“It is my hope that the
distinguished senate will consider and confirm the nominee in its usual
expeditious manner.
“Please accept, Senate President, the
assurances of my highest consideration.”
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